5 Orchard Lea, Alfrick, Worcester, WR6 5HL
About 5 Orchard Lea
5 Orchard Lea is a three-bedroom detached house in Alfrick, Worcester, Worcester (WR6 5HL). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 87 m² it's 25.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (117 m² median across 4 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £391,000 is 24.1% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£336/sq ft) was about 62.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £315,000 in October 2019.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageDetached
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2020PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension, new pitched roof over existing garage, porch to front and orangery to rear
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00276/HP
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Orchard Lea has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
£391,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 21 years.
£315,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
10 October 2019Most recent
£315,000
+8.6%over 2 years29 May 2017
£290,000
+141.7%over 18 years5 October 1998
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WR6 5HL: £315,000 (2018–2010).
Nearby sales in WR6 5HL
6 Orchard Lea, Alfrick, Worcester, WR6 5HL
Sold Dec 2018
£400,000Old Forge, Alfrick, Worcester, WR6 5HL
Sold May 2018
£435,0001 Orchard Lea, Alfrick, Worcester, WR6 5HL
Sold Nov 2013
£315,0002 Orchard Lea, Alfrick, Worcester, WR6 5HL
Sold Mar 2010
£280,0007 Orchard Lea, Alfrick, Worcester, WR6 5HL
Sold Jan 2007
£250,000
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus the street
On price per m², 5 Orchard Lea stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,621
Street avg £2,590
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
War Memorial — bus stop.
Closest school
2.3 km
Broadwas CofE Aided Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB